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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1940
Page
8
Ohio State hosts Indiana in a pivotal Big Ten showdown that could nearly eliminate Indiana from race with three games left. Purdue leads with 8-1, faces Iowa as other contenders survive Saturday’s schedule.
In Chicago 352 amateur boxers from 44 regional tournaments across 23 states begin competition for the Golden Gloves. Over three nights, 96 advance to the semi finals and finals set for March 6 at the stadium, with four fighters remaining in each division after the round of eliminations.
The amateur open table tennis tournament in Oelwein drew over 300 participants with 43 entries from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls and Oelwein. Winners include Jack Bell over Jim Lightner in men's singles and Tommy Lawlor over Marvin Lindsey in junior singles. Jim Lightner and Jack Bell won the men's doubles. Kathryn Hughes won the women’s singles.
Immaculate Conception Greyhounds of Cedar Rapids completed the season with a 12–0 league mark and 20 straight wins to claim the Northeast Iowa Catholic conference crown. Our Lady of Victory of Waterloo finished second after losing to Cedar Rapids.
Coe College Kohawks defeated Grinnell Friday with a 40 minute effort featuring five players, only five personal fouls, and 12 of 18 free throws led by Hank Moss. Jim Nash was held to nine points as Coe rose to third place with prospects to move higher.
Henry Fabian aged 74 longtime friend of John J McGraw and groundkeeper at the Polo Grounds for 28 years died Sunday after a brief illness.
In a tight race for the 1940 Iowa conference basketball title Simpson faces two key games at Indianola and against Upper Iowa and Iowa Wesleyan. Loras needs wins over Luther and Central to seize the lead, with Dubuque also lurking with a path to the championship.
Des Moines Iowa high school teams prepare for sectional play starting Wednesday night across 64 tournaments. Creston eyeing repeat after a string of victories leads a pack of contenders including Mason City Diagonal Thomas Jefferson Davenport Center Harlan Spencer and others with Oskaloosa Fairfield Waverly Missouri Valley Ames Grinnell and Atlantic viewed as likely to advance.
St Wenceslaus meets Lansing at 2 30 p m and Immaculate Conception plays Sacred Heart of Oelwein at 5 p m in the first round of the diocesan tournament at Loras College Dubuque. Results available by phoning The Gazette after broadcasts.
Tru Art Engravers swept team honors in the Nite Owl league with a 906 game high and 2592 series. Owen of Eagles lodge tallied 572 in the high series, Sever from Tru Art had a 212 final game for singles, while the Juggernauts trailed in the High School league with Grayston at 556 in singles and Henry guiding the Flashes to three wins with 523.
Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves team heads to Chicago for the Tournament of Champions. Veterans like Walter Frisch and Vance Basler highlight a squad facing strong risk of no titles but potential wins. The piece notes Gephart’s withdrawal, Basler’s power, and Veenstra’s aggressive style amid cautious contenders.
Illinois star Bill Hapac remains the conference scoring leader with 125 points after a 17 point game against Michigan. Northwestern’s Bob Shepard breaks into the top ten with eight points to reach 71 on the season, as Dick Klein sits second with 111. Paul Armstrong slips to fifth after Chicago game.
Nine teams competed in the Knights of Columbus state bowling classic in Dyersville with Dubuque Crusaders placing third at 2626 pins, Dubuque Lecturers second, and Dubuque Bards fifth at 2566. Squires close behind at 2417. Casade Crusaders Clinton All-Stars and Ottumwa Shields also in action. Marshalltown Knights delayed. Doubles lead held by Art Grawe Frank Gebhard duo of Dyersville at 1110.
Cedar Rapids will wrap up Sunday as six teams finish their last league games in a final club round at Schmitz City.
An all star game between major league players in spring training Southern California and six Pacific Coast league clubs will be played at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles on March 10. Proceeds go to the Finnish relief fund with approval from Judge Landis. The major league side will include players from the Cubs, Athletics, Pirates and White Sox.
In Dyersville Xavier freshmen defeated St Berchmans Seminary Marion 26 to 13 completing a tenth straight win and undefeated season. Xavier girls edged Cascade 13 to 13 in a preliminary game.
Des Moines AP reports the girls state basketball tourney opens March 7 with Numa meeting Olin at 7 p.m. Olin beat Clarence 65 to 24, Numa edged Centerville 39 to 36. Lynnville vs Mallard and Kamrar vs Iowa Falls are other top first-round matchups.
The Quaker Oats basketball team topped East Moline’s Burge Brewers 50 34 Saturday night. Kitch led with 18 points and Theisen added 12 as Quakers held a 24 21 halftime edge and outscored 26 13 in the second half. Arm strong girls beat Newhall 26 15 in the curtain raiser with Lockwood scoring six field goals and one free throw.
A promotional excerpt for a book presenting an acid-alkali method to determine offspring sex in mammals. It claims ease of use, low cost apparatus, and potential profits for livestock breeders, with applications across cattle, horses, dogs, and more.
Mason City Mohawks led by Judge Grimsley are the top sectional favorite for the 1940 Iowa high school basketball championship. The 22‑game winner, with a sharp, cool approach, faces a tough stretch as the seventh district sectional tournament opens Wednesday.
Al "Bummy" Davis, after a decisive loss to Lou Ambers, becomes the challenger for Henry Armstrong’s welterweight crown on May 10. Promoter Mike Jacobs confirms the historic setup as Davis leverages fan appetite and controversy, despite a 37 fight winless streak.
Mechanicsville hosts the sixth annual M-relays on Saturday April 13 with class A and class B divisions. About 150 students in grades nine to twelve qualify Mechanicsville schools for class A. The Mechanicsville Commercial club will award a top trophy for the school with the most points and relay trophies to winners in each class. Medals go to top finishers in individual track and field events. A six lane 120 yard straightaway was added last summer improving facilities for the meet.
Des Moines AP highlights Mason City's starting five and other top performers across districts. James Burnett leads Webster City Lynx scoring. Del Harmon powers Popejoy class B. Dick Stensrud shines Joice. Maynard Woodbury and Bob Chambers boost Hancock County champs Dorwith. Bud Watkins and John McGrath anchor Eagle Grove.
Iowa State meets Kansas tonight in State gym in the last game for Louis Menze and his son Bob against Phog Allen and his son Bob. Menze will graduate next week after ending his Cyclone career. Kansas edged Iowa State 36 to 34 at Lawrence earlier this season.
Cincinnati catcher Ernie Lombardi agreed to terms and prepared to sign his contract with the Reds. Lombardi and manager Bill McKechnie met Monday as he stated he was ready to report when spring training starts.
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